Sputum
sputum is phlegm ejected through the mouth that can be examined for diagnostic purposes. is a procedure in which a sample of mucus is coughed up from the lungs and them examined under a microscope to detect cancer cells.
sputum is phlegm ejected through the mouth that can be examined for diagnostic purposes. is a procedure in which a sample of mucus is coughed up from the lungs and them examined under a microscope to detect cancer cells.
SputumsputumSputum is what is expectorated through the mouth from the respiratory system in a productive cough.
Yes, when you sneeze, some people may experience phlegm coming out of their mouth.
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In the mouth, there is the enzyme called salivary amylase, which digests carbohydrates into sugars, such as glucose. When this enzyme mixes with the carbohydrate in phlegm, they are digested into sugars, hence tasting sweet in the mouth. In addition, there may already be sugars in the phlegm.
The phlegm comes from your lungs. It may mix with saliva in your mouth.
If it is phlegm from being sick (if it is yellow or green) then take a decongestant or gargle with warm salt water, which breaks up the phlegm and kills the bacteria that produce it.
Black-looking phlegm can be caused by old blood that either ran down your throat from your mouth or nose due to a cold or dry membranes or from similar old blood in your bronchial tubes from a lung infection or bronchitis. Having bloody sputum (phlegm) is called hemoptysis. Phlegm can be colors ranging from white to black and the color is often, but not always, in streaks in the sputum. Yellow, brown, green, red, pink, and black phlegm are all reasons to see your doctor to determine the cause. See the related question below for more information about causes of black phlegm.
Black-looking phlegm can be caused by old blood that either ran down your throat from your mouth or nose due to a cold or dry membranes or from similar old blood in your bronchial tubes from a lung infection or bronchitis. Having bloody sputum (phlegm) is called hemoptysis. Phlegm can be colors ranging from white to black and the color is often, but not always, in streaks in the sputum. Yellow, brown, green, red, pink, and black phlegm are all reasons to see your doctor to determine the cause. See the related question below for more information about causes of black phlegm.
Spittle is another word for saliva or drool. It is the fluid that is produced in the mouth to help with chewing and swallowing food.
deglutination